Maryland House Bill 641 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 14 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Creating an exception to the privilege of communications of a patient or client if the disclosure is necessary to prove a charge in a specified criminal proceeding against the patient, former patient, client, or former client; creating an exception to the privilege of communications of a patient or client if the disclosure is necessary to obtain relief in a peace order proceeding in which a specified health care professional is a petitioner and the patient, former patient, client, or former client is a respondent; etc.

Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Communications Between Patient or Client and Health Care Professional - Exceptions to Privilege

Del. Luiz Simmons [D]

2014-03-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-27 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (131-0) (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-14	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196
2014-04-07	House	Returned Passed
2014-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2014-04-04	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2014-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2014-04-04	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2014-02-28	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2014-02-27	House	Third Reading Passed (131-0)
2014-02-25	House	Second Reading Passed
2014-02-25	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2014-02-24	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2014-02-12	House	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2014-01-30	House	First Reading Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0641?ys=2014rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb0641f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/bills/hb/hb0641t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/Chapters_noln/CH_196_hb0641t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0641.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/hb0641_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2014RS/votes_comm/hb0641_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0641,h-0183&stab=02&ys=2014RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0641,s-1148&stab=02&ys=2014RS